Korea Expands K-Defense Startup Strategy with Open Innovation Challenge Bridging Military and Private Tech
South Korea is turning its K-Defense startup strategy into action. Building on its national push for dual-use innovation, the Ministry ...
Tag: SMEs and Startups
KOSME Strengthens Korea’s AI Innovation Ecosystem with New Committee and SME-Focused AX Strategy
Korea’s push toward AI-powered industry transformation has entered a new phase. The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) has established ...
Korea’s Startup Policy Turns to Early-Stage Founders: New MSS Initiative Bridges Incubation, Mentoring, and Global Scaling
Korea’s next phase of startup policy reform is targeting the earliest stage of entrepreneurship. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups ...
Korea’s National Audit Calls for SME Policy Overhaul: Balancing AI Growth, IP Protection, and Global Startup Expansion
The next phase of Korea’s 2025 National Assembly audit placed the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) under a sharper ...
After 2025 Korea – U.S. Tariff Agreement, Spotlight Turns to SME Safeguard Mechanisms
The latest Korea–U.S. tariff agreement has ended months of trade uncertainty, providing relief for more than 22,000 Korean small and ...
MSS Reviews Overseas Protection Plans: Lessons from the Cambodia-Korea Issue
The recent Cambodia-Korea issue has spotlighted the vulnerabilities Korean small and medium-sized enterprises face when expanding abroad. As regional safety ...
Deep-Tech to Drive Korea’s Next Unicorn Wave: Inside APEC 2025 Startup Side Event
As global economies race to dominate the AI era, Korea is positioning deep-tech as the foundation of its next unicorn ...
National Audit 2025: Can Korea’s Public Venture System Restore Global Investor Confidence?
The 2025 national parliamentary audit of South Korea has once again placed the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and ...
Korea’s Social Impact Fund Returns After Policy Hiatus — What It Means for Global Impact Investors
Korea is rebooting one of its most symbolic impact-investment programs. The Social Impact Fund, which saw its budget halted under ...
Faulty Customs Classification Undermines Korea’s SME Competitiveness and FTA Trust
Korea’s trade governance is facing renewed scrutiny after a Seoul court ruled that the Korea Customs Service (KCS) had unlawfully ...